The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential flagbearer hopeful, Kennedy Agyapong, has cautioned the government against any plot to unseat the current Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare.
Mr. Agyapong says Dampare has done a wonderful job as IGP and cites a significant decline in robberies nationwide as evidence of his success.
Mr. Agyapong’s remarks follow increased public interest in the work of the special parliamentary committee formed to look into the alleged conspiracy by certain top police officials to remove Dampare, which was caught on video.
“If you go to the police headquarters, you will realize that the man (Dr Dampare) has done well… I have fought with him once because of his refusal to act when the killer of JB Danquah confessed to him, but he has done really well,” Agyapong told Kumasi-based Kessben FM.
“How many times have you heard of armed robbery since Dampare was made IGP? People were being killed and their money was being stolen in broad daylight.
“How many times have you seen this since Dampare came into office? I have called one of the guys (in the leaked tape) who is from my village and blasted him. We don’t like change,” he added.
The change at the police headquarters was another example of Agyapong’s observation of Dampare’s foresight.
“Since I became the head of the defence and interior committee, we have had a number of IGPs, and this man (Dampare) what he has done, I don’t think we are being fair to him… Don’t make the mistake of removing him. Under him, the rate of armed robbery has reduced drastically; he has transformed the police headquarters; the place looks so clean and beautiful”.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Joseph Asare
